Student Bios

First Year Cohort

Malory Bostwick

  • Research Interests: Work-family stress, meaning & purpose, burnout, and motivation 
  • Advisor: Dr. Kim French
  • Undergraduate Institution: Auburn University 
  • Outside of Work: Hiking, hanging out with my dog, and reading

Luiza Flores

  • Research Interests: Work-family conflict, occupational health psychology, and employee wellbeing 
  • Advisor: Dr. Kim French
  • Undergraduate Institution: Purdue University 
  • Outside of Work: Photography and reading 

Allie Kom

  • Research Interests: Leadership, teams, and occupational health psychology
  • Advisor: Dr. Keaton Fletcher
  • Undergraduate Institution: Valparaiso University
  • Outside of Work: Running, reading, and drinking coffee

Second Year Cohort

Kesea Nutter, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Diversity issues in talent management, machine learning, and advanced statistics
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Masters Institution: Northern Kentucky University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Xavier University
  • Outside of Work: Reading, traveling, concerts, and spending time with her toddler

Danielle West

  • Research Interests: Occupational health psychology, diverse experiences in the workplace, and vocational calling
  • Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of South Florida 
  • Outside of Work: Baking, reading, watching sitcoms, and playing with other people’s pets 

Third Year Cohort

Shelby Davis, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Diversity, inclusion, and equity
  • Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
  • Masters Institution: Western Kentucky University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Tennessee State University
  • Outside of Work: Reading, painting, binge-watching shows, shopping

Ryan Lizerbram

  • Research Interests: Psychological state of flow, work engagement, gamification of work design, creative/adaptive thinking
  • Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
  • Undergraduate Institution: San Diego State University
  • Outside of Work: Exploring new hikes, keeping up with San Diego sports, composing and playing music (especially with the painted pianos around FoCo!)

Kinjal Chheda

  • Research Interests: Belongingness, integration of OHP & DIE, machine learning
  • Advisor: Dr. Danielle Gardner
  • Masters Institution: University of Central Florida
  • Undergraduate Institution: Florida Institute of Technology
  • Outside of Work: Exploring new places, reading, connecting with family and friends, doing jigsaw puzzles

Fifth Year Cohort

Annika Benson, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Reducing bias in the workplace, underrepresented population’s career advancement
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Concordia College
  • Outside of Work: Hiking, trying new restaurants, watching documentaries

Rosalyn Stoa, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Stress, motivation, performance, pedagogy
  • Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
  • Outside of Work: swimming, cooking, grocery shopping, and jigsaw puzzles

Brittany Lynner, M.A.

  • Research Interests: Burnout in student affairs; the intersection between equity and wellness in organizations; workplace experiences of those in recovery from substance misuse and previously incarcerated individuals
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Undergraduate & Graduate Institution: The Ohio State University, M.A. Higher Education & Student Affairs.
  • Outside of Work: Biking, going to drive-in movies, watching sports, traveling and exploring new places

Rachel Perpich

  • Research Interests: work-life balance, work-family conflict, OHP
  • Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
  • Undergraduate Institution: Central Michigan University
  • Outside of Work: Music festivals, hiking, traveling, playing with my new kitties, Midge & Milo

Sixth year and above

Hannah Finch, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Future time perspective and stress management/OHP
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Arizona State University
  • Outside of Work: Reading about WWII, fishing, archery, spending time outside

Chloe Goldman, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Interpersonal stressors and mistreatment in the workplace, cross-cultural and virtual communication at work, research methods and statistics
  • Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: University of Chicago
  • Outside of Work: Cooking, playing with my dog, enjoying the outdoors, crossword puzzles, watching movies

Rebecca Clancy, M.S.

  • Research Interests: Employee health & well-being, work/non-work experiences, leadership, organizational culture
  • Advisor: Dr. Gwenith Fisher
  • Masters Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Michigan State University
  • Outside of Work: Traveling, concerts, reading, spending time with friends and family, finding the nearest dog to pet

Kelsie Daigle, M.S.

  • Research Interests: DEI, neurodiversity, applied interventions, employee listening
  • Advisor: Dr. Joshua Prasad
  • Graduate Institution: Colorado State University
  • Undergraduate Institution: Grand Valley State University
  • Outside of Work: eating, eating outside, eating inside